Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-29
A PRINTED CIRCULAR
FROM PFB ABLE PEN OF HON. DANIEL B.
LUCAS DISTRIBUTED
Among the Members Of tie Lsgislahrs-Ar. Lucas
Does Not Want an Election 10 Take Place and
Will Hold Onto his Seat-ImpOrtant
Business Transacted
speeial Ts,sarpna % ne Rsqiasr.


to Delegates K. p. Chew and Frank Beck
with. The circular claims that in as much
as resolutions have been introduced be
Legislature looking to the reopening .. BE
Senatorial contest he feels it his duty to
suggest the method Of preserving inviolate
our State Constitution without violating
the Constitution of the United States. He
claims that this is purely an executive ses-
sion of the limited Legislature, with NO
power TO enter upon any business not
stated in the Governors proclamation. He
contends that 80 far as the Constitution of
the United States is concerned it refers TO
only ordinary and fully endowed sessions
and not to limited executive sessions for
the reason that when the clause re-
ferriDg to the election OF a United
States Senator was framed q
limited or emasculated Legislature
was unknown. He cites cases and incl
dents to back his idea and concludes the
lengthy production by saying that if this
Legislature adjOurns without electing, and
especially if it passes resolution declar-
ing that it has no power to elect under our
State Constitution, the apprehension of
non representation in the Senate will fall
to.the ground and that the appOintee will,
in his opinion, be accorded his seat with
out q contest, while on the other hand, if
the Legislature does elect, q contest will be
precipitated which may result in the de-
leat Of both appointed and elected. He
says he will maintain his title throughout
every contingency and yicissitude, because
by this course alone can he uphold the in
yiOlabiily of the State Constitution and
carry out the spirit and obvious intention
Ot the trainers of the Constitution of the
United States.
THE WHOLE BOARD REJECTED.
The Senate remainid in executive session
practically all day. The wrangle was un-
derstOOd TO be over the Insane Asylum
Directors, and / hear semi-Oiiicially that
all the old members OF the Board were re-
iected. They are as follows: j. J. Davis,
C. 5. Despard, w. c. Bennett, Alex.
Monroe and Captain Neal, of POcahOntas.
The new members, all OF whom were con
irmed are Captain Chipley, George c.
Sturgiss, DR.. ID. Mayer and James Basel.
Superintendent Peck 5 friends are trying to
get reconsideration of the vote by which
he was rejected. The statement of the
TatelIigcncCg, of the vote in executive ses-
sion on Peck's rejection is incorrect.
The MineaT Investigating Committee
4. 4 Ill a., 10 4 faH
none Of the witnesses being on hand.
Col. st. Clair will be here tomorrow
when the Committee will meet.
THE RAILROAD COMMITTEE
to-day listened to further arguments on
the railroad discrimination bill. Colonel
Robinson, in behalf of the l.. Il O., sub
united and filed schedules of local freight
tariffs and the classifcatious of freight on
that road, showing in every instance q
material decrease since the passage OF the
Interstate Commerce bill. He stated that
in no instance was a greater charge made
for q less than n longer haul within or
without the State and that there was no
difference in the lumber tariff, the most
valuable woods going at Che same rate as
the cheapest.
Mr. TUler, a representative from Kama
wha spoke in favor of the hill taking the
stand that schedules were very changea-
BILE documents, and that since the Govern
or 8 proclamation many changes bad occur
red, giving itaS his opinion that should the
Legislature adjourn without acting in this
matter q speedy uphelval in the existing
rates eOuld be looked iOr.
Mr. Taylor, of Doidrldge county, stated
that local freights had doubled in his sec
tion since the Interstate act, especially as
10 the West Union. The committee adj
iourned to meet after supper.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The afternoon session Of the House was
wholly devoted to the consideration of the
General Appropriation bill. The bill was
amended in several particulars, among
which was the appropriation OF ten thous-
and dollars for the building of a second
Hospital for the Insane at Spencer, ROane
county, payable ont of the revenues of
Isss. and to be expended under the direc-
ton of the Board of Public Works. Senator
woodward gets credit tor this hit for
Spencer. The reduction is from ten thOuS-
and dollars Of the appropriation for I'M
proving the Capitol buildings, grounds,
&r., and the appropriation of one hundred
and fifty dollars for vaccine agents.
The salary of the Clerk OF the Peniten-
tiary was cut down to 5000 and the extra
duty of Commissary was imposed on him,
with pay at 800, making his salary 81, 900.
NO, WE SHOULD SAY NOT!
Mr.. Gettinger's resolution offered in the
Senate, was not as represented, to pay
81. 900, 900, or any other amount rs West
Virginia's portion of the old debt. 1t was
simply a resolution TO appoint a joint COM
mittee TO consider a proposition of the
holders Of s., QUO, 900 o. Virginia deferred
certificates, to sell the same to West Vir-
vipia for the amount with interest, as AS
certained BY the commissioners appointed
by the Legislature Of 1871, as due by
West Virginia.
THE RESOLUTION TABLED.
The vote on tabling II. ]. K. No. |,
giving the time for ballOting for United
States Senator, which was taken yesterday
and to be announced to-day, was 33 to 2S
in favor of tabling.
An attack WAS made on Speaker Bow
ans course in adjOurning the House yes
terliay by Mr.. McWhOrter, he claiming
that the motion had not prevailed. Con
siderable discussion arose, finally resulting
in Mr.. MeWhorter stating that he desired
10 withdraw his motion; that that part be
stricken from the journal. This was OBJ
iected to By Mr.. Hiner, the matter finally
being disposed OF by laying it on the table
ON motion of Mr.. BeckWith. 1t is only
Justice TO Speaker Rowan to say that all
concur in the opinion that he did not err
in his decision.
When House Bill (the General Appro-
priation bill was called up on its second
reading, Mr.. McWhOrter, still with tire in
his eve, moved that the bill be tabled IN
order that the resolution introduced by
Mr.. SydenstrickeT yesterday, restricting
sDeeches on this bill 20 not more than i've
minutes each, could he considered. This
motion was defeated badly, only Messrs.
Gates Rapp, Teler and Cook voting in the
affirmative, McWhorteF, when he found
every one was voting against him, voting
in the negative.